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TRONDHEIM

Most Famous People Born in Trondheim, Norway

Notable people
649
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Handball 16.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Trondheim during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Trondheim Is Known For

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Football is Trondheim's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (89).

Trondheim over-indexes on handball — 16.3× the global rate.

Trondheim under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football89
  2. Politician78
  3. Handball33
  4. Actor28
  5. Music27
  6. Skier21
  7. Singer18
  8. Sport16
  1. Handball3316.3×
  2. Ski1014.7×
  3. Skier2112.7×
  4. Skater159.6×
  5. Athlete94.8×
  6. Music272.9×
  7. Engineer92.2×
  8. Business132.0×
  1. Painter100.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Trondheim's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0057 ECONOMIST

Gunnar Jahn

1883 - 1971

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0106 LITERARY

Kristian Elster (born 1881)

1881 - 1947

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0119 WRITER

Olav Gullvåg

1885 - 1961

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0155 COMPOSER

Arne Eggen

1881 - 1955

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0158 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Jan Petersen (historian)

1887 - 1967

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0213 ARCHITECT

Sverre Pedersen

1882 - 1971

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0247 WRITER

Sverre Brandt

1880 - 1962

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0274 LAWYER

Carl Bonnevie

1881 - 1972

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0275 POLITICIAN

Olav Bergersen

1880 - 1973

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0345 EDITOR

Henry Diesen

1882 - 1953

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0370 POLITICIAN

Signe Swensson

1888 - 1974

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0383 JOURNALIST

Albin Eines

1886 - 1947

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0413 ARTIST

Arthur Lee (sculptor)

1881 - 1961

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0435 POLITICIAN

Sverre Sverressøn Klingenberg

1882 - 1958

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0436 LAWYER

Bjarne Eriksen (businessman)

1886 - 1976

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0442 LAWYER

Asbjørn Lindboe

1889 - 1967

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0455 PROFESSOR

Harald Pedersen

1888 - 1945

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0466 GYMNAST

Thorleif Petersen

1884 - 1958

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0506 ACTOR

Folkmann Schaanning

1886 - 1964

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0524 PHYSICIST

Ole Andreas Krogness

1886 - 1934

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0552 BARRISTER

Einar Dahl (politician)

1880 - 1956

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0593 BANK

Fritz Jenssen

1886 - 1966

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0596 BARRISTER

Olaf Sverressøn Klingenberg

1886 - 1968

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0606 POLITICIAN

Andreas Moe (politician)

1883 - 1956

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0613 COXSWAIN

Einar Eriksen (rowing)

1880 - 1965

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0637 BUSINESS

Nils Christoffer Bøckman

1880 - 1973

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